HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

TROPICAL AND SUB TROPICAL REGION

HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
THE TROPICAL AND THE GEOGRAPHY - GRADE 7

SUBTROPICAL REGIONS

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 • To understand the origin of the
rivers Amazon, Ganga and
learning Brahmaputra.
objectives • To distinguish the vegetation
and wildlife of these two
basins.
• To critically examine the
impact of climate and
vegetation on the lives of
people living here.
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River Amazon
• River Amazon is in South
America.
• It flows through the equatorial
region.
• It originates from the mountains
in the west and joins the
Atlantic ocean in the east.
• Numerous tributaries join the
Amazon river to form the
Amazon basin.
• The river basin drains portions
of Brazil, parts of Peru, Bolivia,
Ecuador, Columbia and a small
part of Venezuela.

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River Amazon
• River Amazon is in South
America.
• It flows through the equatorial
region.
• It originates from the mountains
in the west and joins the
Atlantic ocean in the east.
• Numerous tributaries join the
Amazon river to form the
Amazon basin.
• The river basin drains portions
of Brazil, parts of Peru, Bolivia,
Ecuador, Columbia and a small
part of Venezuela.

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River Amazon
• River Amazon is in South
America.
• It flows through the equatorial
region.
• It originates from the mountains
in the west and joins the
Atlantic ocean in the east.
• Numerous tributaries join the
Amazon river to form the
Amazon basin.
• The river basin drains portions
of Brazil, parts of Peru, Bolivia,
Ecuador, Columbia and a small
part of Venezuela.

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River Amazon
• River Amazon is in South
America.
• It flows through the equatorial
region.
• It originates from the mountains
in the west and joins the
Atlantic ocean in the east.

Amazon river to form the

Amazon basin.
• The river basin drains portions
of Brazil, parts of Peru, Bolivia,
Ecuador, Columbia and a small
part of Venezuela.

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River Amazon
• River Amazon is in South
America.
• It flows through the equatorial
region.
• It originates from the mountains
in the west and joins the
Atlantic ocean in the east.

Amazon river to form the

Amazon basin.
• The river basin drains portions
of Brazil, parts of Peru, Bolivia,
Ecuador, Columbia and a small
part of Venezuela.

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Mouth of Amazon
• Amazon river joins
the Atlantic Ocean.
• The place where a
river flows into
another body of
water is called the
river’s mouth.

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Rainforests - flora
• Availability of abundant water and sunlight helps the plants to grow well in
the region. So thick forests grow here.
• The Amazon forests are in fact so thick that the dense ‘roof’ created by leaves
and branches does not allow the sunlight to reach the ground.
• The ground remains dark and damp. Only shade tolerant vegetation may
grow on the ground. Orchids, bromeliads grow as plant parasites.

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PEOPLE
• People living in the rainforests, clear a small area and do
the farming.
• While men hunt and fish along the rivers, women take
care of the crops.
• Tapioca, pineapple and sweet potato are some of the
crops grown here.
• ‘Slash and burn agriculture’ is practiced here.
• The staple food is manioc, which is also known as cassava.
It grows under the ground like the potato.
• People here eat queen ants and egg sacs.
• Cash crops like coffee, maize and cocoa are also grown
here.

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Houses

• Most of the houses are made of

wood, since rainforests provide
plenty of wood.
• Some families live in thatched
houses shaped like beehives.
• There are other large apartment-like
houses called ‘Maloca’ with a steeply
slanting roof.

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